he South. And what of Gordon Cabell and Carter Hillary? Are they
with Morgan, too?

Col. S. They're Morgan's scouts. They, with five other men, have
saved the army more than once. They know the roads for miles and miles.
Sometimes they are away for weeks, and then they turn up with some news
that means the life of Morgan's army.

Mrs. S. (looking up). But Phil, the sun has almost set, the dew
is falling: we'd best go in. You musn't take a cold and on the last day
here.

[They rise.

Col. S. We'll walk down through the garden; we must go there.

Mrs. S. I left that for the last. I knew you wanted to go down
to--the grave.

Col. S. (quiet for a moment, then with an effort). He loved this
home, didn't he, mother?

Mrs. S. Yes, he was very happy here. That tree near by the
gate--the one we call "Phil's tree"--is the place I love best now.

[She takes his hand and quietly they exit (Right) by gate leading
to graveyard.

[Enter from the house Aunt Marthy with a small bell in in her
hand. She looks about as though to ring the bell. Stops,
as she glances toward the graveyard.

Aunt M. Dey's down dar by Mars Phil's grave. I know'd
dey'd go dar las' thing, fo' de come in fo' de night. 'Pears like Mistis
got ter go dar every evenin' 'bout sunset. 'Pears like hit comfort
her mightily, arter she set dar fer a while by de grave and smove
down the grass wid her hands and spred out de fresh flowers she
bring him. It seems like she happier den she bin all day. She just
come out smilin' ter herself, like she ant smile since fo' de war brek
out. I reckon de supper kin wait.

[Exit by side of the house.

[Enter from the house Fair, Bev, and Charlotte Hillary. She is
a young girl of some twenty-two or three years, tall,
slender, and very pretty, with somewhat premature dignity.
She is dressed in a soft blue cotton dress, much like
Fair's. She enters smiling and evidently inspired by the
gay mood of Fair and Bev.

Charlotte (laughing). So I'm to be told the great secret, am I?
What can it be? A new dress for Fair, or have some of your soldier
friends made you happy with some trophy of the fight. Bev?

Fair. She came near it, didn't she, Bev? But you couldn't really
guess, not if you